MRI, lower back (no contrast)
Facility: Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $343 (about 1.4× the $244 Medicare rate). Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital charges insurers about $344, or about $796 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brockton, MA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $372 | 153% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $583 | 239% |
| Aetnamajor | $213 | 87% |
| Cignamajor | $81 | 33% |
| Humanamajor | $287 | 118% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $631 | 259% |
| HealthPartners | $293 | 120% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $287 | 118% |
| UniCare | $940 | 386% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $281 - $352 |
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Other Procedures at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other MA hospitals
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital · Newton $231
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $261
- North Shore Medical Center - · Salem $281
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston $281
- Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital · Jamaica Plain $281
- Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston $284
- The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston · Boston $284
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The · Northampton $287
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.